Hermippus is a genus of ant eating spiders in the family Zodariidae, containing thirteen species restricted to Asia and parts of Africa. Three new species were discovered in 2014.
Species
, this genus includes thirteen species:
- Hermippus affinis <small>Strand, 1906</small> â Ethiopia, Somalia
- Hermippus arcus <small>Jocqué, 1989</small> â Tanzania
- Hermippus arjuna <small>(Gravely, 1921)</small> â India
- Hermippus cruciatus <small>Simon, 1905</small> â India, Sri Lanka
- Hermippus gavi <small>Sankaran, Jobi, Joseph & Sebastian, 2014</small> â India
- Hermippus globosus <small>Sankaran, Jobi, Joseph & Sebastian, 2014</small> â India
- Hermippus inflexus <small>Sankaran, Jobi, Joseph & Sebastian, 2014</small> â India
- Hermippus loricatus <small>Simon, 1893</small> â DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, South Africa (type species)
- Hermippus minutus <small>Jocqué, 1986</small> â Zimbabwe
- Hermippus schoutedeni <small>Lessert, 1938</small> â Kenya
- Hermippus septemguttatus <small>Lawrence, 1942</small> â Mozambique, South Africa
- Hermippus tenebrosus <small>Jocqué, 1986</small> â South Africa
- Hermippus valentinus <small>Logghe & Jocqué, 2023</small> â Tanzania
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